URIteacherknowledge - EDC 102H F10 Community Data

EDC 102 Library Session
Context Statement Project
Part 1: Community Data Collection Providence 02905
Factors impacting student achievement

Key Factors

Poverty

Non-English speaking background

Parents’ educational background

Special learning needs

Minority racial-group identity

Other Factors

Low school expectations

Availability of flexible grouping and different types of instruction

Inadequate funding and support

Individual and family health

Quality of social services offered to students

1. US Census website at __http://www.census.gov/__
Income/Poverty

	1999 prov	%prov	1999ri	% Rhode Island	%us	US
Median household income	32,323		42,090			$41,994
Median family income	37,943		52,781			$50,046
Per capita income	15,689		21,688			$21,587
Families below poverty level	1,086	18.8	23,608	8.9	9.2%
Individuals below poverty level	4,956	20.7	120,548	11.9	12.4

Race/Ethnicity

	residents 02905	Your community	residents /ri	Rhode Island	US
White	13,519	53%	873125	82.8%	75.1%
Black/African Americans	4721	18.5%	56674	5.4%	12.3%
Asian	843	3.3%	28926	2.7%	4.4%
Hispanic	6761	26.5%	118984	11.3%	15.1%
American Indian or Alaska native	349	1.4%	4560	.4%	.8%
Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian	17	.1%	182	0%	.1%
Others	4238	16.6%	69033	6.5%	5.8%

RI Kids Count at __http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp__

Data by City/Town: Indicators of Child Well-Being
Get additional data by accessing “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom
Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the
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Census-based Indicators

PROVIDENCE IN GENERAL!!!!!		1990		2000	RI # 1990	RI 1990	RI #2000	2000Rhode Island	USA
Child population	37972	na	45277	na	225690	na	247822	na	na
Children in single-parent families	na	44%	na	51%	na	22%	na	30%	na
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold	na	34.5%	na	40.5%	na	13.5%	na	16.9%	na
Teens not in school and not working	na	10.1%	na	9.9%	na	8.1%	na	7.3%	na
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren	na	na	na	6%	na	na	na	4%	na

Economic Well-Being

	prov '05		prov '06	prov '07	prov '08	prov '09	ri '05	ri '06	ri '07	ri '08	ri '09
Food Stamp Program participation	16,767		16,305	17,105	17,431	20,771	35,168	36,852	39,516	41,421	53,632
School Breakfast Program participation	39%	38%	35%	38%	34%	31%	30%	29%	29%	27%

Health

	prov '05	prov '06	prov '07	prov '08	prov '09	ri '05	ri '06	ri '07	ri '08	ri '09
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance	33,948	33,391	32,074	29,440	30,694	91,144	90,731	88,641	84,717	89,746

Safety

	prov'05	prov'06	prov'07	prov'08	prov'09	ri'05	ri'06	ri'07	ri'08	ri'09
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children	na	na	na	14.4	14.1	na	na	na	10.7	11.7

Education

	prov '05	prov '06	prov '07	prov '08	prov '09	ri '05	ri '06	ri '07	ri '08	ri '09
Early intervention participation	7%	9%	10%	10%	10%	8%	9%	9%	10%	10%

Family and Community

	1990prov	2000prov	1990ri	2000ri
Child population	37,972	45,277	225,690	247,822
Children in single parent families	44%	51%	22%	30%

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EDC 102H F10 Community Data - Providence Zip 3